Tie-plate.



D. L. BRAINE.

TIE PLATE.

APPLIOATION 21mm 06124, 1912.

1,076,812. Patented Oct. 28, 1913.

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D. L. BRAINE.

TIE PLATE.

APPLIOATION FILED 06124, 1912.

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DANIEL I. BRAINE, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., AS$IGNOR TU COMPOSITE TIE-PLATECORPORATION, OF NEW' YORK, 1\T. "EL, A. GGRPORATION OF NEW YORK.

TIE-PLATE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 28,1913.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, DANIEL L. BRAINE, a citizen of the United States,residing at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York,have inyented certain new and useful Improvements in T1e-Plates, ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in rail supporting devicescommonly termed tie-plates, and has for its principal ob ect theproviding of an improved form of railsupporting device which isecononncal to manufacture and efficient in operation.

Another object is the providing of an 1mproved device of the classdescribed to be interposed between the base of a railway rail and tie orother similar support, which may be readily placed, or replaced wlthoutnecessitating movement of the real.

Still another object is the providing of a rail-supporting device whichwill hold the rail firmly to the correct gage and 111 de-' siredposition as well as to permit of uninterrupted wave motion of the trackrail, without however permitting lateral movement thereof.

Still another object is to provide, in connection with such a device, areplaceable wearing block, carried by the main block, which will receivemost of the wear due to the supporting of the rail, and which may beconstructed of relatively stronger or tougher material.

@ther objects will be made apparent and set forth in the followingspecification and accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a sideelevation of my device showing the rail in section. Fig. 2 is a planView of the construction shown in 1. Fig. 3 is an end elevation. Fig. lis a transverse section, taken along the line 4tt of Fig. 2, showing thefastening spikes in elevation; and Fig. 5 is a perspective view, showingmy device proper in disassembled relation.

Like numerals and letters refer to like elements throughout the drawing.

As illustrated, A designates a conventional form of rail having aflanged base 10 indirectly carried upon the usual form of tie, orsimilar support 13. My device comprises a metal frame G and preferably acompound wooden block D. The metal frame is provided. with paralleldownwardly extending sides 15, which extend between top members 16, thelatter being suitably placed apart a distance equal to the width of andso as to fit or embrace the lateral edges of the base of the rail. Theside members of the frame are preferably out out between the topportions 16, as indicated by the numerals 17.

Located in each of the top portions are the drive spike apertures 18,preferably diagonally opposed, as indicated in Fig. 5, and having oneside opening into the space between the top portions. These drive spikeapertures have their peripheries outwardly notched, as indicated at 19.Each of the top portions is also provided with circular screw spikeapertures 20, slightly dished-out, as indicated by the numerals 21,which also open into the space between the top portions 16 and arediagonally opposed. The periphery of each of the apertures 20, is,however, of sulficient extent to prevent lateral movement of a screwspike when inserted therein.

The main block D is adapted to be insorted between the sides of themetal frame, which closely fits on said block. It will be apparent thatany lateral movement of the metal frame with respect to the block willbe impossible. The block D is also provided with spiking apertures 22,adapted to register with corresponding apertures in the frame C, asshown in Fig. 5. This block is provided with a cut-out portion 23corresponding to the space between the top portion of the frame andsomewhat greater in depth, in which a wearing block E is arranged, asshown in Fig. 1 of the drawings. This wearing block is preferably ofsuch thickness that its upper surface lies some distance below thesurface of the top or cross members of the metal frame and yet becontacted, retained and held in position by the side members of saidframe when in assembled relation, as will be apparent from anexamination of the drawings. This block E is preferably constructed ofwood of considerably greater strength and wearing quality than the blockD.

In the use of my improved device, the base of the rail is supporteddirectly by the wearing block E, and is carried in the space between thetop members of the metal frame and the sides of the cut-out portion ofblock D, as shown most clearly in Figs. 1 and l of the drawings. Railwayspikes are driven through the apertures 18 and correspending apertures22 into the body of the tie, or other main support, 13. These spikes arepreferably constructed with outwardly extending upper corners 26, whichfit into and engage notches 19 in the periphery of the apertures 18,thus preventing lateral movement of the upper part of said spikes andalso preventing contact of the body of the spike with the lateral edgeof the rail base, as well as minimizing the danger of the bending of thespike heads backwardly. Screw spikes 27 are inserted through theapertures 20 and corresponding apertures 22 and are fastened into thebody of the tie or support 13, as shown in Fig. t. The under sides ofthe heads 28 of the screw spikes are adapted to rest in dished-outportions 21 of the top portions of the frame, and the periphery of theaperture is so constructed as to prevent contact between the body of thespike and the lateral edge of the rail base.

It will be apparent that as shown in the drawings the metal frame isentirely out of contact with the tie, and that any pressure brought uponsuch tie must be transmitted through the wooden block D. It is obvious,therefore, that cutting and crushing of the tie, as well as the use ofthe usual tie-plate, will be eliminated. Furthermore, the location anduse of the wearing block E directly below the rail will operate to causeany wearing and crushing to be borne thereby. These wearing blocks maybe readily replaced at slight expense and trouble, without necessitatingthe replacement of the wooden blocks D.

The side thrust of the rail base will be taken care of by the sides 23of the cut-out portion of block D, and also by the inner edges of thetop or cross members of the metal frame. It is also to be noted that themetal frame is constructed of such thickness preferably as to preventdirect contact of the lower surfaces of the heads of the spikes with theupper surface of the rail base it, thus permitting uninterrupted wavemotion-both vertically and longitudinally of the rail. It will beapparent that any thrust of the rail base against the heads of thespikes will be taken care of by the top portion of the metal frame.Inasmuch as the lower surface of the wearing block E comes below theupper surface of the cutout portion of the sides of the metal frame,accidental displacement of the wearing blocks will be also prevented.

The design and construction of my improved metal frame are such as topermit of their being, and it is my intention to make the same of sheetiron, rolled or pressed into shape, with the cut-out portion and spikeperforation punched by suitable machinery.

IVhile I have described and shown my improved device with more or lessparticularity, I do not wish to be unduly restricted to such showing anddescription beyond the scope of the appended claims.

IVhat I claim is:

1. In a device of the class described, a main wooden block, and anon-metal wearing block fitted and operatively supported therein, saidmain block being adapted to be secured on a tie or sleeper and directlysupport a railway rail.

2. In a device of the class described, a main wooden block, and arelatively harder non-metal wearing block fitted and supported thereinand adapted to directly support a railway rail and be carried by saidmain wooden block, said main block being adapted to be directlysupported on and secured to a tie or sleeper.

3. In a device of the class described, a main wooden block centrallyrecessed, and a relatively harder non-metal wearing block fitting andmounted in said recess to support a railway track rail, said main blockbeing adapted to be directly supported on and secured to a tie orsleeper.

4:- In a device of the class described, a main wooden block, a metalframe adapted to be mounted on said wooden block, and a wearing blockfitted within and carried by said wooden block.

5. In a device of the class described, a metal frame provided withspaced apart top members and downwardly depending side members extendingbetween said top portions, and a wooden block adapted to be carriedbetween the sides of said frame, the sides of said frame and block beingrecessed or cut-away between said top portions to receive a track rail.

6. In a device of the class described, a metal frame provided withspaced apart top members and downwardly depending side members extendingbetween said top members, a main wooden block adapted to be carriedbetween the sides of said frame, the sides of said metal frame and blockbeing recessed or cut-away between said top members to receive a trackrail, and a relatively harder wearing block fitted within and carried insaid cut-away portion of the main block.

7. In a device of the class described, a metal frame provided withspaced apart top members and downwardly depending side members extendingbetween said top members, a main wooden block adapted to be carriedbetween the sides of said frame, the side members of said frame andblock being recessed or cut-away between the top members to receive atrack rail, and a wearing block fitting and carried in said cutawayportion of said main block, the wearing block being located so that itsupper surface will lie below the top members of said metal frame and beheld in operative position by the side members of the metal frame.

8. In a device of the class described, a main Wooden block, a sheetsteel frame mounted on said wooden block and provided with spaced aparttop members and side members extending between said top members, thesaid side members being partially cut-away between said top members,said main block being cut away between said top members to receive atrack rail, the upper surface of the cut-out portion of said woodenblock being located below the upper surface of the cut'out portions ofthe sides of said metal frame, and a wearing block fitted in the cut-outportion of the main block.

In testimony whereof, I have subscribed my name.

DANIEL L. BRAINE.

Witnesses HENRY A. PARKS, E. M. ANDERSON.

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